It doesn't look like Dennis Schroder will be back with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to discuss trade packages involving Dennis Schroder, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.
Cleveland acquired Schroder from the Sacramento Kings last season. The veteran guard will make $14,809,200 next season and $15,514,400 during the 2027-28 season, which is the final year of his contract.
The Cavaliers are trying to create salary space for Jonathan Kuminga or Peyton Watson.
Schroder appeared in 30 regular-season games with the Cavaliers. He averaged 8.2 points and 4.3 assists per contest.
In the 2026 playoffs against the Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks, Schroder averaged 5.5 points and 2.4 assists per game. The Cavaliers beat the Raptors in the first round in seven games and took out the No. 1 seed Pistons in the second round in seven games before losing to the Knicks in the conference finals in four games.
The Cavaliers need a starting small forward after losing Dean Wade to the Philadelphia 76ers. James Harden is waiting to sign his new deal with the Wine and Gold because he wants to give the franchise financial flexibility to acquire Watson or Kuminga.
Cleveland did sign Mario Hezonja after LeBron James went to the 76ers. Without LeBron, the Cavaliers' core remains the same: Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. We'll see if that core can get over the hump next season.
The biggest move the Cavaliers made this summer was signing Mitchell to a massive extension. Mitchell agreed to a four-year, $273 million maximum contract extension with Cleveland.
The Cavaliers acquired Mitchell from the Utah Jazz in 2022. Mitchell is averaging 26.7 points per game in the regular season and 27.3 points per game in the playoffs in a Cleveland uniform.
It will be interesting to see if the Cavaliers get Watson or Kuminga. Cleveland has to get one of them.
For the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks last season, Kuminga averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 46.3% from the field, 33.3% from beyond the arc and 72.4% from the free-throw line. He played for Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson in Golden State.
Meanwhile, for the Denver Nuggets last season, Watson averaged 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 49.1% from the field, 41.1% from beyond the arc and 73.0% from the free-throw line. He's one of the best two-way wings in the NBA.
